CA SB 983
enactedSan Diego Unified Port District: job order contracting: pilot program.
California · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did CA SB 983 pass?
Yes. CA SB 983 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-30): Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 993, Statutes of 2026.
What is CA SB 983 about?
Existing law, the Local Agency Public Construction Act, sets forth procedures that a local agency is required to follow when procuring certain services or work. Existing law also sets forth specific public contracting requirements for port districts. Existing law establishes the San Diego Unified Port District for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation, development, and regulation of harbor works and improvements for the harbor of San Diego and for the promotion of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation and requires the San Diego Unified Port District to comply with the specific public contracting requirements for port districts. Existing law authorizes certain local agencies to engage in job order contracting, as prescribed. This bill would establish a pilot program to authorize the San Diego Unified Port District to use job order contracting as a procurement method, notwithstanding the specific public contracting requirements for port districts, as provided. The bill would impose various requirements on the job order contracting related to the San Diego Unified Port District, including a $5,000,000 cap on awards under a single job order contract and a $1,000,000 cap on any single job order. The bill would limit the term of an initial contract to a maximum of 12 months, with extensions, as prescribed. The bill would establish various additional procedures and requirements for the use of job order contracting under this authorization. The bill would require the San Diego Unified Port District, on or before January 1, 2035, to submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature a report on the use of job order contracting under these provisions. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2037. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Diego Unified Port District.
Who sponsors CA SB 983?
Weber Pierson is the primary sponsor of CA SB 983.
Description
Existing law, the Local Agency Public Construction Act, sets forth procedures that a local agency is required to follow when procuring certain services or work. Existing law also sets forth specific public contracting requirements for port districts. Existing law establishes the San Diego Unified Port District for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, operation, development, and regulation of harbor works and improvements for the harbor of San Diego and for the promotion of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation and requires the San Diego Unified Port District to comply with the specific public contracting requirements for port districts. Existing law authorizes certain local agencies to engage in job order contracting, as prescribed. This bill would establish a pilot program to authorize the San Diego Unified Port District to use job order contracting as a procurement method, notwithstanding the specific public contracting requirements for port districts, as provided. The bill would impose various requirements on the job order contracting related to the San Diego Unified Port District, including a $5,000,000 cap on awards under a single job order contract and a $1,000,000 cap on any single job order. The bill would limit the term of an initial contract to a maximum of 12 months, with extensions, as prescribed. The bill would establish various additional procedures and requirements for the use of job order contracting under this authorization. The bill would require the San Diego Unified Port District, on or before January 1, 2035, to submit to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the Legislature a report on the use of job order contracting under these provisions. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2037. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Diego Unified Port District.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-05
- Latest action
- 2026-09-30 — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 993, Statutes of 2026.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Weber Piersonauthor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-09-30
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 993, Statutes of 2026.
became-law
2026-09-30
Approved by the Governor.
executive-signature
2026-09-02
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.
executive-receipt
2026-08-27
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 29. Noes 10.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
amendment-passage,committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-26
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2026-08-26
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 67. Noes 5. Page 6553.) Ordered to the Senate.
passage,reading-1,reading-3
2026-08-12
Ordered to third reading.
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2026-08-12
Read third time and amended.
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2026-08-03
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-07-02
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 1.) (July 1).
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2026-06-01
Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-05-26
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
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2026-05-26
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 8. Page 4441.) Ordered to the Assembly.
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2026-04-30
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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2026-04-29
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 4095.) (April 29).
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2026-04-22
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
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2026-04-09
Set for hearing April 29.
2026-04-08
Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
referral-committee
2026-03-24
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.
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2026-02-18
Referred to Com. on RLS.
referral-committee
2026-02-09
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 8.
2026-02-05
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Votes
Do pass
2026-04-29 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (7)
- Cervantes: yes
- Laird: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Choi: no
- Seyarto: no
3rd Reading SB983 Weber Pierson
2026-05-26 · pass · 29-8
Member-level votes (40)
- Cabaldon: yes
- Ashby: yes
- Wiener: yes
- McGuire: yes
- Stern: yes
- Richardson: yes
- Laird: yes
- Rubio: yes
- Wahab: yes
- Caballero: yes
- Weber Pierson: yes
- Padilla: yes
- Arreguín: yes
- Cervantes: yes
- Durazo: yes
- Blakespear: yes
- Hurtado: yes
- Menjivar: yes
- Pérez: yes
- Grayson: yes
- Umberg: yes
- Archuleta: yes
- Allen: yes
- McNerney: yes
- Cortese: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Becker: yes
- Smallwood-Cuevas: yes
- Limón: yes
- Strickland: no
- Valladares: no
- Seyarto: no
- Jones: no
- Choi: no
- Alvarado-Gil: no
- Grove: no
- Ochoa Bogh: no
- Dahle: other
- Niello: other
- Gonzalez: other
Do pass.
2026-07-01 · pass · 9-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Ransom: yes
- Ramos: yes
- Stefani: yes
- Carrillo: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Blanca Rubio: yes
- Ward: yes
- Pacheco: yes
- Ta: yes
- Johnson: no
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